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Jobe made it through his first bullpen session since undergoing Tommy John surgery last June. The 23-year-old former top pitching prospect is expected to return to Detroit’s rotation at some point in the second half.

Brown has been outstanding in a multi-inning role out of the Cubs’ bullpen this season, registering a 2.10 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and a 24/8 K/BB ratio over 25 2/3 innings in his 12 appearances. He has already pitched twice this week though, throwing 24 and 25 pitches on Saturday and Monday respectively, so it’s unlikely that he’ll work much deeper than three or four innings on Friday. For that reason, he’s unlikely to deliver much value as a streaming option for fantasy purposes.

Caminero belted a two-run home run off of Ryan Watson in the ninth inning to extend the Tampa Bay lead to four runs. It was his 10th home run of the season, and gives him 18 RBI. Obviously, that’s not the RBI total you were hoping for with double-digit home runs, but the Rays have been hitting him second against right-handed pitching, so we may need to lower our expectations for his RBI totals this season. The power is clearly going to play, even with him no longer playing his home games in a minor league stadium.

Story also struck out twice, which remains a problem, but he does now have hits in five of six games in May and nine of his last 11 games. In those 11 games, Story is 11-for-45 (.244) with five runs scored and two steals, so it’s still not the production fantasy managers were expecting coming off his impressive 2025 season, but it’s nice to see some hits finally starting to fall.

Jax struck out three and walked one while throwing 59 pitches in this one. The former reliever showed off a six-pitch mix in this one, using five pitches at least 14 percent of the time. He threw plenty of strikes with his sinker and four-seamer and was able to use his changeup for whiffs against both righties and lefties. However, no other pitches really missed many bats, and he had just a 10 percent swinging strike rate. We’ll need to see a little more strikeout upside from Jax if he’s going to be relied on in fantasy leagues. He should be able to push to five innings next week against the Blue Jays, but we’d hold off on starting him for now.

The Astros already have an open spot on their active roster after optioning Jason Alexander to Triple-A following Wednesday’s ballgame. VanWey, 27, posted an underwhelming 5.74 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and a 19/6 K/BB ratio over 15 2/3 innings in his first 15 appearances out of the bullpen at Triple-A Sugar Land this season.

The big left-hander didn’t allow a single extra-base hit on the day. The second run he allowed came on a bunt single, and the third run he allowed came on a sacrifice fly. He then threw a scoreless third, fourth, and fifth innings before an infield single and a walk ended his night in the sixth, and he watched as one of those runners came around to score. Despite not allowing much hard contact, he also didn’t miss many bats with just a six percent swinging strike rate and one strikeout on the day. Provided Ranger Suarez (hamstring) doesn’t need a trip to the IL, we’d bet that Bennett will head back to Triple-A.

The 26-year-old southpaw was lifted from Thursday’s start against the Marlins in the third inning due to discomfort in his forearm. Even if there ends up being no structural damage, it seems likely that Povich is heading for a stint on the injured list. It’s yet another blow to an Orioles’ rotation that has been ravaged by injuries this season.

The 30-year-old outfielder elected free agency on Wednesday after refusing an outright assignment to Triple-A Sugar Land. He explored what’s out there on the market and ultimately decided that it makes the most sense to remain with the Astros. He’ll continue to function as extra depth at the Triple-A level.

Hicks now has nine home runs and 34 RBI in 35 games this season. Last year, he hit six home runs and knocked in 45 runs in 119 games. What the 26-year-old is doing this year is tremendous. By opening up his batting stance and looking to get the ball out in front more, Hicks has taken an elite contact approach and made it an elite contact approach with league-average hard contact and barrel rates. Given his ability to make high-level swing decisions, he is consistently in good positions to make meaningful contact. This breakout looks very real.

This is now Beavers’ fourth straight start and his seventh start in the Orioles’ last nine games. The results haven’t been tremendous; he’s 4-for-16 with two RBI, three runs scored, and a 4/4 K/BB ratio in his last six games. However, he is starting to play more often and showed decent power and speed in Triple-A last year, so fantasy managers should at least keep an eye on his results over the rest of the week before waivers.